S4 in hand...any questions?
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How's IR Blaster? Did you get it to work with your TV? Also Any performance issues Lag etc?
I'm at work so haven't tried that feature.
No apparent lag...the screen is beautiful, but my other phone is the Optimus G so this is not noticeably faster.
No apparent lag...the screen is beautiful, but my other phone is the Optimus G so this is not noticeably faster.
One of the things I hate doing is swiping a whole bunch to scroll through length webpages or forums.
Have you used the smart scroll feature to surf any pages? How well does it work? Does away with all the swiping that is normally done while surfing on a smartphone browser?
Have you used the smart scroll feature to surf any pages? How well does it work? Does away with all the swiping that is normally done while surfing on a smartphone browser?
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Have you tried the NFC? I assume it works in exactly the same way as GS3...?
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Also, could you take pictures of the phone itself? In addition, a picture of the apps that are in the drawer immidiately upon boot?
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Also, could you take pictures of the phone itself? In addition, a picture of the apps that are in the drawer immidiately upon boot?
Just tried it on a few pages...it seems to work really well...I guess it is based on the angle at which it thinks your eyes are looking at the screen so you can trigger it by tilting the phone. I can scroll up and down an entire page without touching the screen, and stop wherever I want to read something.
I'm not a big NFC user and didn't have a GS3, but I just sent a web page from the S4 to my Optimus G and it works the same way I remember.
Unfortunately it started downloading all my apps I have ever installed on my play account as soon as the phone cranked up.
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snappjay
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In my best fake Australian accent...
"What a beauty!"
Thanks for the pics!
"What a beauty!"Thanks for the pics!
Could you take a pic of the battery vs. the S3's battery? or just the battery of the S4 if you don't own an S3. How's the movies quality on the S4? Thanks.
No S3 here...My old phone is the LG Optimus G
The screen is great, movie quality is awesome, HD!
The screen is great, movie quality is awesome, HD!
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Best out of 3 is 34699 / 16946 ...Pensacola, FL area. This is in line with the speeds on my old phone.
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snappjay
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Hey bud, I appreciate the quote! I figured it would be the same, but wanted to know anyway
How you like it?
Sorry I don't have a ladder handy... :highfive:
Please perform a 12 ft drop test vs concrete if you don't mind.
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It's definitely nice, the screen is probably it's best feature. My other phone is the LG Optimus G so the S4 is not a big spec jump. It almost feels too light, but I am attributing that to the fact that my OG is a slab of glass.
Hey bud, I appreciate the quote! I figured it would be the same, but wanted to know anyway
How you like it?
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snappjay
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Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me
Maybe it's just me
Maybe if you're filming a video and you want to talk about what you are filming? Maybe showing the reaction on your face to whatever it is you are taking a picture of. Video reviewers will like it because they can show their face while recording their review.Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me
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I'm definitely with you on that....the only thing I could see it being useful for is capturing your reaction to the picture you are taking...? It actually frames your face in a postage stamp and overlays that on the rear camera picture. I guess they are trying to make the picture taker not feel left out of the picture.
Could you give us a real world example of the "dual camera" feature? I guess you simply have your face over whatever picture you took with the main shooter? The reviewers are excited about this feature, but I can't figure out any practical example of why this would be useful...
Maybe it's just me
Is the bootloader locked? The engadget review seems to suggest that it is...
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